Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The international monetary system -- Exchange rates : the basic equations -- Foreign exchange markets -- The balance of payments -- Theories and empiricism on exchange rate movements -- Definitions of foreign exchange risk -- Does foreign exchange exposure matter? -- Principles of exposure management -- International techniques of exposure management -- External techniques of exposure management -- Swaps -- Financial futures and foreign exchange -- Options -- Currency options -- Interest rate risk -- Financial engineering -- Credit default swaps -- The financial crisis of 2007 : a synopsis -- The internationalisation process -- Exchange controls and corporate tax in international investment -- The international capital budgeting framework -- The international capital budgeting model -- International investment : what discount rate? -- Country risk analysis and political risk -- International capital budgeting: the practicalities -- Financing the multinational and its overseas subsidiaries -- Financing international trade and minimising credit risk -- Practical problems in hedging -- Miscellaneous issues in international finance.